NYT Connections January 26 2026 Answers
Puzzle #960
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FOSTER COW BADGE MILK RABBI RATTLE FIELD MOOS SQUEEZE CLOSE RUFFLE FLEECE WEAVER DRAIN GOA BUFFALO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — EXPLOIT
Green — DAUNT
Blue — ICONIC ACTRESSES
Purple — MAMMALS MINUS LAST LETTER
EXPLOITDRAIN, FLEECE, MILK, SQUEEZE
DAUNTBUFFALO, COW, RATTLE, RUFFLE
ICONIC ACTRESSESCLOSE, FIELD, FOSTER, WEAVER
MAMMALS MINUS LAST LETTERBADGE, GOA, MOOS, RABBI
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.